ROLE OF SMALL SCALE BUSINESS WOMEN IN INCOME GENERATION "A CASE STUDY OF GILGIT BAL TlSTAN"

Abstract

This sludy explores the socio-ecol/ omic implicarion of slI/al/ scale bllsinesses of womel/ i/l Pakistal/ al/d particlllarly in iI/come generatioll. 77l1'oug/i income gel/ eratillg activities WOlllen not ollly share the financial blll·dell of their f lllllibi bllt also swbilizt! rhe eeol/omy. l"come generating businesses/activities increase tile social stallis alld decision making power C!.fwolllell. SlIIa/l scale husinesses improve the ecollomic conditiol/s oj women e.g. ecol/olllic empowerll/ elll. cOll trol over earniugs, savings for jilfllre. creating assels, participation ill COIIIIIUlI/ity activities elC. The researcher COlldllcled sl/rvey ill d![(erelli regiol/s ql' Gi!gif-BalfislQlI inclllding Oshikholldas.\', DOl/yore alld jUlia !. 711t! researcher mok SOli/pie size of Olle hlllldred eighty (J 80) respolldents alld collected dOla thl'O/lgh il/terview schedlile. Upon collection of dmll. QIIlIl/litlilive data til/a lysis is /IIade (lI/d chi-square lest C!.f sigllijic(lIIce I .... carried Ullf (0 tesf Ihe relatiullship behveel1 dep endent alld il/{/ep elldem variah/es. 11';,<; stl/(~y explored t!tar how small scale busillesses improve the economic conditiolls ami social slalll,\' (~f women This srlldy jill'lher explore.5 abolll 'he negative impacts (?f /wsillesses Oil their penollal lives. However, Slll(~Y resllits cOllelllded 'ha/ s//Ia/! scale bllsinesses of women play sigl1ijic(1II1 role ill illcOille gellemtioll lIlId f ll lfillil/g lheir fillnily. dOllleslil.: awl pers()lIal lIeeds.